Door-hinge.



' G. A. BEUHLBR.

DOOR HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED 1211.13. 1911.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

INVENTOR GEORGE A. BEUHLER, OF BELDEN, NORTH DAKOTA.

DOOR-HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

Application filed April 13, 1911. Serial No. 620,850.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. BEUHLER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Belden, in the county ofMontraille and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Door- Hinges, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to door hinges, and has special reference to barndoor hinges or hinges adapted to be used with the doors of a buildinghaving a gable roof.

The invention has for its object to provide an improved hinge of thiskind which will be simple in construction, strong and durable, andeconomical to manufacture.

Referring to the accompanying drawings :Figure l is an enlarged detailview in perspective of one of the members and a part of the other memberof a hinge constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is aview in perspective of the upper portion of one end of a barn showing ahinge constructed in accordance with this invention and secured to adoor thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a hinge constructed inaccordance with this invention, and a portion of a door in cross sectionto which said hinge is secured and showing the door closed. Fig. 4 is aview of the hinge extended and connected to a portion of an open door.Fig. 5 is a detail view in cross section of one of the members of thehinge. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a hinge blank from which the hinge isformed.

In carrying out this invention, each member of the hinge is formed froma hinge blank cut out from a sheet of metal, as shown in Fig. 6. Theblank is formed with the diagonal strips 1 having the short ends 2formed with holes 2 for attaching the hinge and with the head portion 3provided with an eye 4 and the central strip 5 from one end of whichextends the diagonal struts 6 from the apex of which extends a shortstrip 7 having holes 2 for securing the hinge to a door. The blank thusdescribed is bent into the shape of the complete hinge member Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the shownin Fig. 1. By bending the strips 1 and the short strips 2 at their endsat an angle to the strips 1 and by bending in the central strip 5 withits short end 7 at an angle it brings the braces 6 in diagonal positionfrom the strips 1 to the strip 5. The other member'of the hinge issimilarly formed except that its upper end is formed with a pair of eyes8 between be seated in alinement therewith, and said eyes 8 and 4 areconnected together by a pintle 9. One of the members of the hinge issecured to the wall of a barn 10 and the other to one of the doors 11 ofthe barn. The members of the hinge are of a considerable length andbeing curved, as shown, permit the door to swlng open and clear thegable of the barn. The hinge being formed of sheet metal as set forth,is light, strong, and durable owing to the curved members thereof, andthe relative position of the strips 1 and 5 and the strut 6.

What I claim is 1. A hinge of the kind described, consisting of a pairof hinge members pivoted together, each of said members having a pair oflongitudinal strips jointed at one end, and an intermediate stripprojecting from the adjoining ends of said longitudinal strips andextending at an angle thereto, and struts extending between said strips.

2. In a hinge of the kind described, a hinge member formed from a sheetmetal blank and consisting of a head portion having an eye, diagonalstrips extending from said head portion, and curved longitudinally, eachof said diagonal strips having a short lateral strip at its end, acentral longitudinal strip extending from the apex of the diagonalstrips, struts extending between said diagonal strips and the centralstrip and a lateral projection at the apex of said struts.

In testimony wherof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE A. BEUHLER. Witnesses O. M. WILLIAMS, Rosa LAURITZEN.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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